BUFFALO, MN – The Minnesota Department of Health is partnering with local public health officials to give people a chance to get a COVID-19 test if they would like to get tested. The testing event in Monticello will be Tuesday, October 20 through Thursday, October 22. Testing is free, available to anyone who feels they […]
Wright County Outlines Testing Procedures as More Kits Available
Feeling sick? More help is in place to figure out if you've caught the novel coronavirus.
Courtesy of Wright County Public Health As the days and weeks have passed, many things have changed in our day to day lives. The guidance and recommendations around COVID-19 can seem like a moving target. Wright County Public Health acknowledges that struggle and will continue to share the latest information to empower you and inform […]
Mayo, U of M Announced as Partners with State to Test Thousands of Minnesotans
New statewide testing strategy aims to test all symptomatic people, isolate confirmed cases, and expand contact tracing tools at state takes steps to reopen society.
Governor Tim Walz, representatives of the state’s health care delivery systems, the Mayo Clinic, and the University of Minnesota (U of M) today announced a breakthrough for rapid, widespread testing of COVID-19 in Minnesota. Standing together at the State’s Emergency Operations Center, they launched a statewide testing strategy to test all symptomatic people, isolate confirmed […]
Changes Coming Soon to your Child’s Testing Schedule
If you have a child in St. Michael-Albertville school district’s Pre-K through elementary schools, next year will bring some distinct changes to their standardized assessment routine. Middle school students also will see a slight tweak to their testing schedule. At the recommendation of the district’s teaching and learning department leaders, the school board voted last […]
STMA School District Contemplates Mandated Testing
Should parents be able to opt kids out of state mandated assessment tests, or should the district enforce rules necessary to have the complete data to assess students on a year to year basis? That was the question facing the St. Michael-Albertville School District earlier this month as the STMA School Board heard a first reading […]